Churches should be more ecologically sensitive
THE UN Conference on Sustainable Development, called Rio+20, will take place in Rio de Janeiro from tomorrow until June 26th. It will be attended by heads of state, politicians, environmentalists,...
View ArticleRachel Carson’s legacy lives on
The Abiding Legacy of the visionary Rachel Carson Fr. Seán McDonagh, SSC In the Catholic world, 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council which transformed our...
View ArticleSean McDonagh and Donal Dorr launch books
Fr Sean McDonagh SSC and Fr Donal Dorr are both launching books in the next two weeks. Sean McDonagh’s book is entitled Fukushima: The Death Knoll for Nuclear Energy? Sean McDonagh writes and...
View ArticleA new prayer for serenity is offered for all
God, grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, which is pretty much everyone, since I’m clearly not you, God. At least not the last time I checked. And while you’re at it, God, …...
View ArticleNuclear industry is a ‘Pandora’s Box’
Nuclear energy has been described as a ‘Pandora’s Box’ by Columban eco-theologian Sean McDonagh. Sean was speaking at the launch of his latest book, Fukushima: The Death Knell for Nuclear Energy?,...
View ArticleSean McDonagh’s account of nuclear dangers is ‘truly shocking’
Sean McDonagh has done it again. This time he has given us a truly shocking account of the dangers of the nuclear industry on a worldwide basis. Having devoted the first 50 pages, comprising two of his...
View ArticleNew momentum needed on climate change
I remember the excitement which many environmentalists felt at the UN Conference on Climate Change in Poznan, Poland in 2008, at the news that Barak Obama had been elected president of the United...
View ArticleHomily of Pope Francis
Homily of Pope Francis at the Inauguration Mass for his Papal Ministry (March 19, 2013) Dear Brothers and Sisters, I thank the Lord that I can celebrate this Holy Mass for the inauguration of my...
View ArticleChurch’s teaching on ecology still light green
In my 1990 book, The Greening of the Church, I argued that concern for God’s creation was low on the list of Catholic priorities. In the intervening years, concerns for the planet have increased at the...
View ArticleFukushima radioactive leak was ‘patched up with tape’
In my book Fukushima, the Death Knell for Nuclear Energy? (2012), I make the point that “most people expect that the people who work in running nuclear power plants are well trained and very...
View ArticleExperiencing God in Creation: 14 – 17 July, 2014 at the Columban Ecological...
The Dalgan Summer School is organised by the Columban Ecological Institute. The event will be led by Dr. John Feehan who is an eminent geologist, botanist and theologian. Dr. Feehan has written...
View ArticleThe Cry of the Earth
In 2009, in the run-up to the Copenhagen Summit on Climate change, the Irish Bishops’ Conference published the pastoral reflection The Cry of the Earth with the aim of stimulating and resourcing...
View ArticleThe Cry of the Earth 2
The Cry of the Earth 2 In my previous article I wrote about the revised document on climate changes which was issued by the Irish Bishops in October 2014. The bishops tell us that while the science of...
View ArticleThe Challenges Facing COP 20
At 10 o’clock on December 1st 2014, Manuel Plugar-Vidal, the Peruvian Minister of State for the Environment and President of COP 20 – the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on...
View ArticleReligions and Climate Change
Religions and Climate Change Fr. Sean McDonagh, SSC I have been at many meetings of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) during the past decade. At almost all of these meetings...
View ArticleLima’s call for Climate Action
Fr. Seán McDonagh, SSC At 2 am on Sunday, December 14, 2014, after 36 hours of continuous negotiations, delegates from 191 countries signed off on the agreement committing every country in the world to...
View ArticleThe Encyclical Ecology and Justice
The forthcoming Encyclical on Ecology and Justice is one of the most eagerly awaited Social Encyclicals in history. It is the first Papal Encyclical devoted to environmental and related social justice...
View Article“Praise be to you, my Lord”
http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html ENCYCLICAL LETTER LAUDATO SI’ OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME...
View ArticleCaring for our common home
– Laudato Si Fr. Seán McDonagh, SSC The title of Pope Francis’ new encyclical is Laudato Si ( Praised be). The words are taken from a popular prayer of St. Francis of Assisi. Francis was giving thanks...
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Lecture on The Papal Encyclical, Laudato Si, and its implications for Church...
Lecture on Laudato Si Colleagues, The publication of the Papal Encyclical, Laudato Si, is surely a very significant event for the Catholic Church, and indeed for the world. Pope Francis, in this...
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